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I finally got around to having new photos taken for my profile picture last month. The photo I am currently using for this blog, facebook and my business website (theRoomStylist.com) is at least 4 years old. I’ve never been one to stay stuck in the past or want to hang on to my youth. I …

In memory of the 36th anniversary of Mount St. Helens’ volcanic eruption, I found this photo taken of me (in front) and my two childhood besties, Nancy and Sarah, from one of our families’ Mount. St. Helens play days. Our parents, my sister Amy, and Nancy and Sarah’s grandma were not in this picture, …

Part 3 ~ So Cal Garden Tour: My friend Diane used to have the most romantic cottage garden I had ever seen. The front garden was surrounded by a storybook white picket fence with a gated arbor covered in climbing roses. The fragrance from lavender, roses and geraniums seemed to be perennial. There were pathways weaving …

My childhood friend Nancy’s family has a tradition of celebrating Easter one day early. This year we joined them. I am amazed at how the family of 5, that I grew up being an extended part of, has grown to an Easter dinner group of 18 family members, including significant others! Over half of …

Valentine’s Day is fun when you have someone special to share it with. And it doesn’t have to be romantic. The holiday is a fantastic excuse to eat good chocolates, to let someone know they are loved or to make frosted heart shaped sugar cookies and give them to neighborhood kids.

I recently pilfered pictures from my mother’s photo albums. I was looking for beach images for the Girlfriend Getaway post. Regretfully, I raided her albums when I was a teenager and gave my favorite childhood photos to old boyfriends. The above photo was safe because it hung on the wall. Thankfully, this photo of 2-1/2 …